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This time, we’re getting a bit darker, with these six electrifying Sludge Metal bands from Ireland! Sludge Metal is a subgenre of metal that formed through combining elements of doom metal with hardcore punk. The music is typically harsh and abrasive, often featuring equally harsh and shouted vocals and heavily distorted instruments. It also mixes […]
by Jacqueline Russe
Dublin city operates very few public toilets, none in the city centre with those to be found mostly in parks. When the only women’s public toilet on Burgh Quay, near O’Connell Bridge, in Dublin was closed in 1919, the then press saw it as an act of “malignant stupidity”. Today, tourists visiting Dublin may find […]
by Peter Dlhopolec
The results are in: Listen below to ten songs Corkonians love the most. Corkonians proved, within the initiative by Cork City Libraries, there are plenty of songs about or related to their home city and they have chosen their favourite one. Cork City Libraries, which ran a poll between November 2019 and January 2020, hoped […]
by Peter Dlhopolec
There is a plethora of things for which Ireland is well-known, and surely one of those is whiskey production. Want to know the distilleries to visit and actually taste some uisce beatha? Have a look at this list of the best whiskey distilleries in Ireland. The exceptional figure of George Bernard Shaw defined it as […]
by Carlotta Cutrale
Someone call a doctor! Not sure who to call? If you’re feeling ill in Ireland, be sure to register with a GP. Not sure how to do so? Read below for more information! If you’re under the weather in Ireland you should go visit a General Practitioner (GP). Also known as a family doctor, GP’s […]
by Emma Grove
Are you interested in getting a medical card in Ireland? These cards can help reduce the cost of your healthcare services while you are living in Ireland. Want to know more about medical cards or see if you qualify? Read below for more information! Health system in Ireland: all the information you need Emergency health […]
by Emma Grove
Understanding how health insurance works can be complicated, how it works in a foreign country even more so. We compiled the most important information about health insurance in Ireland for you, to make your life easier! If you are going to live or stay longer in a foreign country, knowing about the health service and […]
by Jacqueline Russe
Moving from one country to another can be challenging. Sometimes this will mean facing some differences in terms of governmental bodies and social services providers, like, for example, the national health system. Here is all the general information you need to know about the health system in Ireland. How does the Health system work? The […]
by Carlotta Cutrale
The question on everybody’s lips is, Brexit and Ireland – what’s going to happen? After over three years of uncertainty, the United Kingdom is finally set to leave the European Union on Friday, January 31, 2020 at 11pm. UK citizens originally voted for the country’s withdrawal from the EU back in June 2016. Since then, […]
by Eli Romary